Basketball Game Preview: Rootstown Rovers vs. Revere Minutemen

The Rootstown Rovers will head out to take on the Revere Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rootstown has ten straight wins, Revere has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Rootstown is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Marlington: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Rootstown's way against Marlington on Monday as Rootstown made off with a 61-38 victory. The Rovers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.

Rootstown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Colbie Curall out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Curall is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Elliot Smallfield, who went 6 of 12 en route to 15 points and three blocks.

Rootstown smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Revere came up short against Woodridge on Monday and fell 58-47.

Rootstown's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.2 points. As for Revere, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.

Rootstown didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Revere when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 53-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rootstown since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.